For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 9, 2004
President to travel to Europe in February 2005 to Meet with European Leaders
Statement by the Press Secretary
President Bush will travel to Europe in February, 2005, for
meetings with European leaders. He will begin his consultations in
Brussels, Belgium on February 22, 2005, meeting with Allied Heads of
State and Government at NATO. The President will also meet with the EU
Presidency, the European Council, and the European Commission President
at the EU's Brussels offices and will meet bilaterally with his Belgian
hosts. He will make other stops in Europe to be announced separately.
President Bush has stressed his desire to reach out to friends and
allies in the EU and NATO to promote development and progress, to
defeat terrorism, and to encourage freedom and democracy as
alternatives to tyranny and terror. After his re-election, the
President announced his desire to travel to Europe soon after the
inauguration to deepen transatlantic cooperation, building upon our
shared values. This visit follows through on his determination that
the United States and Europe work together on the many common
challenges we face.
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